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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 478, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 26, 2011Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2011, 3:38 PM EDT for Franklin County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 82 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2011, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
82 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 4:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG7 Wnw Carnesville, GATREE BLOWN DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING PROSPECT RD
Jun 26, 4:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Hartwell, GATREE DOWN ON RAY WEAVER RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 22 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1451 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1451 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1040 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

727 
WUUS52 KGSP 261938
SVRGSP
GAC119-147-262100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0478.110626T1938Z-110626T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
  CARNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARNESVILLE...
  LAVONIA...
  FRANKLIN SPRINGS AND CANON...
  BOWERSVILLE...
  ROYSTON...
  VANNA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 8302 3422 8308 3426 8313 3423 8317
      3426 8331 3423 8335 3426 8334 3429 8337
      3445 8339 3445 8286 3437 8284 3435 8280
      3429 8277 3425 8292 3421 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 292DEG 15KT 3437 8330

$$

CSH
2 follow-up statements
987 
WWUS52 KGSP 262001
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
401 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAC119-147-262100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0478.000000T0000Z-110626T2100Z/
FRANKLIN GA-HART GA-
401 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR HART AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST
OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAVONIA...CANON...BOWERSVILLE...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...ROYSTON...VANNA...
NUBERG AND HARTWELL

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 8302 3422 8308 3426 8313 3423 8317
      3426 8331 3423 8335 3426 8334 3429 8337
      3445 8339 3445 8307 3435 8281 3429 8277
      3425 8292 3421 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 302DEG 10KT 3436 8329

$$

CSH
395 
WWUS52 KGSP 262020
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
420 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAC119-147-262100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0478.000000T0000Z-110626T2100Z/
FRANKLIN GA-HART GA-
420 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR HART AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR 
HARTWELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NUBERG

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 8302 3422 8308 3426 8313 3426 8317
      3429 8328 3429 8337 3445 8339 3445 8307
      3435 8281 3429 8277 3425 8292 3421 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 300DEG 10KT 3432 8290

$$

CSH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
234 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTH AND DISSIPATE
MONDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON
TUESDAY AND SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA FROM
THE MIDDLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1815Z...THINK THE OVERALL LACK OF STRONG INSTABILITY THIS
AFTERNOON SHOULD LIMIT COVERAGE OF COLD-POOL CONVECTION...SO
PIEDMONT POPS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS
THE UPPER/WESTERN PIEDMONT...TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT FURTHER SOUTHEAST.
IN LIGHT OF THE STABILIZING AIR ACROSS THE MTNS...POPS HAVE BEEN
LOWERED TO THE CHANCE RANGE. HOWEVER...THE FAR WESTERN MTNS ARE
BEGINNING TO CLEAR OUT...AND SHOULD RECOVER SUFFICIENTLY TO INITIATE
NEW SCATTERED CONVECTION LATER TODAY...SO CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE
40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE.

FOR TONIGHT...LINGERING CYCLONIC MID/UPPER FLOW WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR ISLD/SCT CONVECTION (MAINLY SHOWERS) THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT. CONVECTIVE DEBRIS IS EXPECTED TO INHIBIT COOLING
SOMEWHAT...SO MIN TEMPS SHOULD AVERAGE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL.

FOR MONDAY...THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE NONE-TOO THRILLED WITH
DIURNAL CONVECTIVE CHANCES TOMORROW. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO
RISING HEIGHTS AND INCREASINGLY ANTICYCLONIC UPPER FLOW. ALSO...
SHEAR WILL BE WEAKENING...LOWERING THE POTENTIAL FOR COLD POOL
ORGANIZATION. NEVERTHELESS...HOT TEMPERATURES (LOWER-MID 90S) SHOULD
RESULT IN AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...SO
FEEL THAT IT IS PRUDENT TO HOLD ON TO INHERITED CHANCE POPS.
HOWEVER...WE DID LOWER THESE TO 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT PUSHING THE COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TUE-TUE EVE...THEN OFF SE OF THE AREA TUE
NIGHT-WED. A WEAK SHORTWAVE ALOFT COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT AND TEMPS WARMING INTO THE MID 90S E OF
THE MTNS...EXPECT SOLID CHC POPS ACROSS THE CWA TUE-TUE EVE...
TAPERING OFF FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGES INTO THE CWA
FROM THE N WED AND HAVE SLIGHT CHC POPS DIMINISHING FROM THE N AS
THE FRONT CONTINUES TO EXIT TO THE SE. HIGH WILL BE COOLER WED AFTN
BUT STILL ABOVE AVG.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...UPPER RIDGE AXIS OVER THE S PLAINS WED
NIGHT-THU WILL MOVE E OVER THE S MS VALLEY FRI-SAT BEFORE MOVG BACK
TO THE W ON SUN. AFTER COOLING TO NEAR AVG WED NIGHT...HIGH PRES
WILL RIDGE OVER THE AREA FROM THE NE DURING THE DAY THU...THEN FROM
THE E TO SE THRU SAT. WITH SLY LOW LEVEL FLOW KEEPING SOME MOISTURE
OVER THE REGION HELD ON TO A SLIGHT CHC OF MAINLY MTN SHWRS/TSTMS
EACH AFTN-EARLY EVE. EXPECT TEMPS TO BE ABOVE AVG THRU THE PD.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...THE MAIN CONCERN THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE THREAT FOR
CONVECTION...IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PUSHING OUT OF THE
MTNS ATTM. THE AIRMASS OVER THE PIEDMONT STILL IS NOT ALL THAT
UNSTABLE...AND IN FACT NEW STORMS ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR ACT
TOGETHER ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. NEVERTHELESS...EXPECT SCATTERED
STORMS TO EVENTUALLY GET INTENSIFY ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND FAR
WESTERN PIEDMONT...AND MOVE GRADUALLY TOWARD KCLT BY EARLY EVENING.
A CB HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE TIME BEING...AND WILL INTRODUCE
SOMETHING MORE DEFINITIVE AS THIS AFTERNOON/S RADAR TRENDS DICTATE.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED CONVECTION IS FIRING NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING OUT OF THE MTNS. SINCE IT
IS ALREADY CLOSE TO MOST OF OUR SC TERMINALS...AND KHKY/KAVL...HAVE
STARTED OUT THE PERIOD WITH A CB GROUP. BY 19Z OR SO...EXPECT VCTS
AT THE SC TERMINALS...AS THESE LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE MOST
UNSTABLE AIRMASS. AT KHKY/KAVL...THE CLOUDS AND COOLER AIR WEST OF
THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MAY PRECLUDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACTIVE TS
ACTIVITY NEARBY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS APPEAR LIKELY...ESP AT KAVL.
OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...GOOD CHANCE OF AFTERNOON STORMS CONTINUING THROUGH AT
LEAST MID-WEEK. IN ADDITION...SOME MORNING FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESP IN THE MTN VALLEYS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...JDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-
SCZ001>014-019-271745-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>506-271745-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE
MAIN THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM
IS POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ507-509-271745-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

LANE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:17 AM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1017 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-261500-
GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MACON-MADISON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-
1017 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GRAHAM...MADISON...NORTHWESTERN
HAYWOOD...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SWAIN AND WESTERN MACON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1100 AM EDT...

AT 1010 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BYBEE TO 4 MILES WEST OF UNAKA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
  ROBBINSVILLE...
  BRYSON CITY...
  SYLVA...
  HOT SPRINGS...

WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3541 8403 3553 8388 3557 8377 3557 8349
      3577 8315 3578 8299 3594 8290 3593 8281
      3604 8270 3601 8260 3597 8260 3595 8248
      3571 8274 3567 8289 3562 8285 3504 8356
      3515 8366 3516 8374 3525 8371 3523 8401

LANE
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:59 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1059 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

NCZ048>053-058-059-062-261545-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MACON-MADISON-MITCHELL-NORTHERN
JACKSON-SWAIN-YANCEY-
1059 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...
MACON...MADISON...NORTHERN JACKSON...NORTHERN MITCHELL...NORTHERN
YANCEY...NORTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE AND SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM
EDT...

AT 1050 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
SOUTH TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BRYSON CITY...
  HOT SPRINGS...
  MARSHALL...
  SYLVA...
  WAYNESVILLE...
  BURNSVILLE...

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3611 8208 3525 8311 3523 8322 3516 8322
      3501 8339 3504 8357 3515 8366 3516 8374
      3524 8370 3526 8384 3573 8324 3580 8308
      3578 8299 3595 8289 3593 8281 3599 8279
      3607 8264 3597 8260 3596 8256 3614 8230

LANE
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:29 AM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1129 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

NCZ033-049-050-053-503-505-261600-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-YANCEY-
1129 AM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AVERY...EASTERN MITCHELL...
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...NORTHWESTERN BURKE...NORTHWESTERN MCDOWELL
AND YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT...

AT 1125 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HUNTER TO BULADEAN TO 5 MILES EAST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  WEAVERVILLE...
  BURNSVILLE...
  BARNARDSVILLE...
  MICAVILLE...
  NEWLAND...
  SPRUCE PINE...

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3621 8190 3619 8184 3611 8180 3607 8173
      3593 8183 3565 8222 3570 8261 3580 8249
      3582 8241 3586 8242 3611 8211 3611 8208
      3613 8203 3628 8193 3629 8190

LANE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPFranklin, Habersham, Stephens66 min
Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPFranklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens39 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.